Michael Partridge is shown in surveillance camera footage in the Hardy Street branch of Hancock Bank near Southern Miss. Partridge pleaded guilty to a robbery charge in July.

The story

On Feb. 27, a man entered the Hardy Street branch of Hancock Bank near the Southern Miss campus and demanded money without displaying a weapon. He made off with $1,400 in cash.

Police searched on foot and by vehicle throughout the Southern Miss campus for the robber, interviewing students as classes ended and approaching individuals matching the robber's description. The suspect's photo from bank surveillance cameras was circulated, clearly showing the man's face.

What ever happened?

A tip given to the Hattiesburg Police Department soon after the robbery identified the robber as Michael Partridge. Partridge was on probation for the robbery of a Vicksburg Walmart with a toy gun in 2007.

Partridge was apprehended by the Warren County Sheriff Department on Feb. 28 after the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force notified Warren County officials Partridge may be in the Eagle Lake community.

What's next?

Partridge pleaded guilty to the charge of robbery in July. He was sentenced to 15 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with seven years to serve consecutively with his six-year sentence for the Vicksburg Walmart robbery in 2007.

Partridge currently is listed as an inmate with the MDOC at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. His tentative release date is August 2023.

David Breland, American staff writer

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On Feb. 27, a man entered the Hardy Street branch of Hancock Bank near the Southern Miss campus and demanded money without displaying a weapon. He made off with $1,400 in cash.